It took me nearly three months to memorize First Thessalonians. It was not easy, but it was a very rewarding challenge.

Even though we travel all the time, we hadn't been on an honest-to-goodness family vacation since before Justus was born.

This was our first time to fly since before The Virus took over the world. And I realized something that day: flying in masks is the new normal.

Ten years ago, I suggested to Katie we go buy her a dress for her birthday and then take some pictures. We ended up enjoying it so much, we decided it should be a yearly tradition.

Each year around my wife’s birthday, we buy her a new dress and then go out and do a photo shoot. Tomorrow we celebrate ten years of this tradition. Here’s a look at the last nine.

Telling the story of our congregation Today was our last Sunday with the church here in Kharkov. Not for forever, of...

He's actually been imitating me a lot recently. He wants to sit like me, stand like me, rest his chin in his hand like me. It's hilarious, it's endearing, and it is sobering.